overseer
n. 检查员
eg. The overseer was explaining the job to young trainees.
监工向年轻的实习工讲解工作情况。

faculty
n. （美国高等院校或院系的）全体教员
eg. She has recently joined the faculty of Yale University.
她最近当了耶鲁大学的教授。

nausea
n. 恶心，呕吐感
eg. He lay on his back in a nausea of self-disgust.
他仰面躺在那里，充满了对自己的鄙夷和厌恶。

squint
vi. 眯着眼看，斜视
eg. He could not help thinking how uncanny the man's squint eyes looked under its straight outstanding visor.
他不禁想到这个家伙的斜视眼，从帽子的大帽舌下望出来是何等的令人毛骨悚然。

banner
n. 横幅
eg. The patriots unfurled the banner of freedom.
爱国志士们打出了自由的旗帜。

Griffindor
葛莱芬多（哈利波特所在的魔法学院）

cast one's mind back to
回想
eg. The scene cast his mind back to a snowy night twenty years before.

这种景象使他回想起20年前的一个雪夜。

distinguished
adj. 著名的，卓越的
eg. China's past is distinguished by more than longevity, resiliencey, and culture.
中国的过去不仅仅以历史悠久，富有韧性和文化灿烂而著称。

enormously
adv. 巨大地；在极大程度上
eg. His English improved enormously because of his association with British people.
因为他和英国人有来往, 所以他的英语突飞猛进。

proceed
vi. 开始；继续进行
eg. He paused to consult his notes,and then proceeded with his question.
他停了下来看了看笔记，然后继续提问。

inadvertently
adv. 非故意地
eg. The possibility of sending a new manager was inadvertently hinted at.
无意中透露出的消息暗示可能会派来一名新经理。

giddy
adj. 令人眼花缭乱的
eg. We looked down from a giddy height.
我们从使人头晕的高处往下看。